Pedals that stack with the Universal Audio 1176 Compressor
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Carl Martin CM0026 PlexiRanger Overdrive
Carl Martin
13% matchshapes the dynamic responseShapes how the tone responds to picking dynamics rather than its frequency or gain. (dynamic → compressed)
Universal Audio 1176 Compressor leans toward compressed, and that's a real, usable character to pair with
Comes later in the signal chain
Tone City Sweet Cream V2
Tone City
13% matchshapes the dynamic responseShapes how the tone responds to picking dynamics rather than its frequency or gain. (dynamic → compressed)
What Universal Audio 1176 Compressor brings here leans toward compressed — that's worth building a pairing around
Comes later in the signal chain
EarthQuaker Devices Cranker Distortion Enhancement Device
EarthQuaker Devices
13% matchshapes the dynamic responseShapes how the tone responds to picking dynamics rather than its frequency or gain.
Universal Audio 1176 Compressor's own compressed character is the real reason this is worth trying
Comes later in the signal chain
NuX Brownie
Nux
13% matchshapes the dynamic responseShapes how the tone responds to picking dynamics rather than its frequency or gain. (dynamic → compressed)
Universal Audio 1176 Compressor leans toward compressed, and that's a real, usable character to pair with
Comes later in the signal chain
Crazy Tube Circuits Clean Little Secret
Crazy Tube Circuits
13% matchshapes the dynamic responseShapes how the tone responds to picking dynamics rather than its frequency or gain. (dynamic → compressed)
Universal Audio 1176 Compressor's compressed voice suits Crazy Tube Circuits Clean Little Secret's own dynamic character
Comes later in the signal chain
Electro-Harmonix Expression
Electro-Harmonix
12% matchshapes the dynamic responseShapes how the tone responds to picking dynamics rather than its frequency or gain.
Universal Audio 1176 Compressor leans toward compressed, and that's a real, usable character to pair with
Comes later in the signal chain
Origin Effects DCX Bass
Origin Effects
11% matchshapes the dynamic responseShapes how the tone responds to picking dynamics rather than its frequency or gain.
What Universal Audio 1176 Compressor brings here leans toward compressed — that's worth building a pairing around
Comes later in the signal chain
Amptweaker Tight Boost
Amptweaker
11% matchshapes the dynamic responseShapes how the tone responds to picking dynamics rather than its frequency or gain. (high headroom → compressed)
Universal Audio 1176 Compressor's own compressed character is the real reason this is worth trying
Comes later in the signal chain
Free The Tone ODL-1 Overdriveland Standard
Free The Tone
11% matchshapes the dynamic responseShapes how the tone responds to picking dynamics rather than its frequency or gain.
What Universal Audio 1176 Compressor brings here leans toward compressed — that's worth building a pairing around
Comes later in the signal chain
Electro-Harmonix XO Deluxe Memory Man
Electro-Harmonix
10% matchKeep the Memory Man after the 1176 — the studio-grade compression stays even and the delay just repeats a controlled signal. — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Comes later in the signal chain
Empress Echosystem
Empress
8% matchEmpress Echosystem's pristine voice goes after Universal Audio 1176 Compressor in the signal chain — it's not there to compete with Universal Audio 1176 Compressor's own compressed character — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Comes later in the signal chain
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